Parenting & Family Quote by Colleen Haskell

There’s a careful kind of self-rebranding happening here: the celebrity voice reaching past the usual spotlight economy and toward craft. Haskell stacks three “I love” declarations like a résumé written in feelings, not credentials. It’s disarmingly earnest, but also strategic. Repetition turns preference into identity: not dabbling, not killing time between gigs, but committing to a creative throughline that sounds cohesive and mature.

The pairing of “graphic design” with “storytelling” is the tell. Design is positioned as more than aesthetics; it’s presented as narrative architecture, a way to control mood, pacing, and meaning. That frames her children’s book not as a vanity project but as a legitimate extension of skill. The phrase “working with design” sidesteps gatekeeping language (degrees, studios, industry pecking order) and leans into process: hands-on, iterative, real.

Then comes the quiet hinge: “for a while.” In celebrity terms, that’s a bid for seriousness. It suggests patience and private labor, the opposite of the fast merch drop. “I’d like to see that through” adds a second layer of subtext: she knows the public expects abandoned projects. She’s preempting skepticism, signaling follow-through as a virtue because follow-through is exactly what fame is assumed to erode.

Context matters: children’s books are a culturally safe lane for public figures - wholesome, legacy-friendly, compatible with nostalgia and parenthood - but also a competitive space where authenticity gets tested. This line tries to clear that bar by foregrounding passion and craft over brand.